diff --git a/components/usb_device/include/usb_device.hpp b/components/usb_device/include/usb_device.hpp
index 100154a532..105035a5a7 100644
--- a/components/usb_device/include/usb_device.hpp
+++ b/components/usb_device/include/usb_device.hpp
@@ -237,6 +237,32 @@ class UsbDevice : public BaseComponent {
   /// @brief Convenience overload of write_vendor() that ignores errors.
   bool write_vendor(std::span<const uint8_t> data);
 
+  /// @brief Bytes of free space currently in the vendor TX FIFO.
+  /// @return How many bytes write_vendor() can accept right now without
+  ///         blocking, or 0 if not initialized / no vendor interface / not
+  ///         mounted. A point-in-time hint: with a single serialized writer it
+  ///         is stable, otherwise treat it as advisory. Use it to skip or defer
+  ///         a streaming frame when the host has stopped draining the endpoint,
+  ///         instead of building the frame and having write_vendor() drop it.
+  size_t vendor_write_available() const;
+
+  /// @brief Bytes of free space currently in the CDC TX FIFO.
+  /// @return How many bytes write_cdc() can accept right now, or 0 if not
+  ///         initialized / no CDC interface / not mounted. See
+  ///         vendor_write_available() for usage notes.
+  size_t cdc_write_available() const;
+
+  /// @brief Discard any bytes queued in the vendor TX FIFO that have not been
+  ///        sent yet. Call this when the host goes away (e.g. on a detected
+  ///        disconnect / stream stall) so a stale backlog (queued telemetry) is
+  ///        not delivered to the next host that connects and mis-parsed as a
+  ///        reply to its first command.
+  void vendor_write_clear();
+
+  /// @brief Discard any bytes queued in the CDC TX FIFO that have not been sent
+  ///        yet. See vendor_write_clear() for usage notes.
+  void cdc_write_clear();
+
   /**
    * @brief Send a HID input report on the HID function's interrupt IN endpoint.
    * @param report_id HID report id (0 if the report descriptor has no report id;
diff --git a/components/usb_device/src/usb_device.cpp b/components/usb_device/src/usb_device.cpp
index 1887cd2bea..df0ee821a4 100644
--- a/components/usb_device/src/usb_device.cpp
+++ b/components/usb_device/src/usb_device.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,21 @@ bool tud_vendor_control_xfer_cb(uint8_t rhport, uint8_t stage,
 
 #endif // CFG_TUD_VENDOR > 0
 
+// Device unmount: drop any bytes still queued in the TX FIFOs. A host that goes
+// away (cable pull / re-enumeration / suspend) leaves its unread backlog in the
+// software FIFO; clearing it here means the next host to mount starts from an
+// empty pipe and cannot mis-parse a stale frame as the reply to its first
+// command. (An abrupt tab close does NOT unmount, so it does not reach here --
+// that path relies on the streaming producer's own backpressure handling.)
+void tud_umount_cb(void) {
+#if (CFG_TUD_VENDOR > 0)
+  tud_vendor_write_clear();
+#endif
+#if (CFG_TUD_CDC > 0)
+  tud_cdc_n_write_clear(kCdcPort);
+#endif
+}
+
 #if (CFG_TUD_HID > 0)
 
 // HID: return the application-supplied report descriptor for the given instance.
@@ -1142,6 +1157,34 @@ bool UsbDevice::is_vendor_connected() const {
   return tud_mounted();
 }
 
+size_t UsbDevice::vendor_write_available() const {
+#if (CFG_TUD_VENDOR > 0)
+  if (!initialized_ || !config_.vendor || !tud_mounted())
+    return 0;
+  return tud_vendor_write_available();
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+size_t UsbDevice::cdc_write_available() const {
+  if (!initialized_ || !config_.cdc || !tud_mounted())
+    return 0;
+  return tud_cdc_n_write_available(kCdcPort);
+}
+
+void UsbDevice::vendor_write_clear() {
+#if (CFG_TUD_VENDOR > 0)
+  if (initialized_ && config_.vendor)
+    tud_vendor_write_clear();
+#endif
+}
+
+void UsbDevice::cdc_write_clear() {
+  if (initialized_ && config_.cdc)
+    tud_cdc_n_write_clear(kCdcPort);
+}
+
 bool UsbDevice::is_hid_ready() const {
 #if (CFG_TUD_HID > 0)
   if (!initialized_ || !config_.hid)